The Japanese army was caught off guard, and the Chinese army knocked out two strongholds in one night, losing half of the area in the Japanese concession, and the remaining more than 1,000 Japanese troops were all hiding in the area of Huishan Wharf.

On 13 August, the Japanese emperor ordered Senior General Matsui Ishi to set out from the Japanese army himself and lead two divisions to the battlefield in Shanghai, including three aircraft carriers, 32 warships, and more than 200 tanks, armored vehicles, and other heavy weapons. (You read that right, there are indeed aircraft carriers, don't believe yourself Baidu check)

At the same time, the Japanese army also sent troops from North China and Korea to the Shanghai battlefield to assemble, and the ace unit of the Japanese army stationed in Lushunkou, a special combat team of more than 2,000 people, also rushed to Shanghai.

At the same time, the person in charge of the Huishan wharf, Chang Dagen, ordered the warships stationed at Wusongkou and the Huangpu River to sail to the Huishan wharf, which was in a state of first-class combat readiness and held the Huishan wharf.

The chairman of the Chinese National Committee ordered that all the border armies in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai be consolidated and integrated to form the Eighth and Ninth Group Armies, with Commander Zhang as the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Group Army and Feng Tianjun as the commander-in-chief of the Ninth Group Army.

On the same day, the chairman of the NPC National Committee issued a "Letter to the People of the Whole Country for Self-Defense in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression" to the whole country, announcing his determination to resist Japan.

Both sides are mobilizing troops and putting on a posture of fighting to the death.

Zheng Long did not return to the camp until 10 o'clock in the morning, and after going to comfort the wounded soldiers, it was already 12 o'clock at noon, and when Zheng Long walked out of the medical department, his mood was very heavy.

The soldiers who died in battle have a pension, this money is not much, but in a short period of time, they can feed and clothe their families, which Zheng Long can accept, after all, they are soldiers, and dying on the battlefield is the final destination, and everyone is psychologically prepared.

For example, a platoon commander of a special operations battalion had his right leg blown off by a grenade.

Why is life worse than death?

Being crippled means leaving the army, and in wartime, the crippled people can no longer play a role in the army, and they can't hold their guns, so they can only leave and go home with a little pension.

After returning home, the family is equivalent to one more useless person, and it becomes a burden to the family, and this pension cannot support him for a lifetime, and the family bears most of the responsibility.

So, it's better to live than to die!

This is a fact, a tragic fact, in peacetime, there are very lucrative arrangements for such soldiers, but in wartime, everyone is suffering from pain, and you also have to bear a part, this is your responsibility, there is no reason, just because you are Chinese!

After finishing his work, Zheng Long plunged into the dormitory, covered his head and fell asleep, he knew that this war would last at least three months, replenishing his energy was the most important thing, and he had no energy to be sad.

Those who died in battle are worth remembering, and those who are alive still have to fight, in this chaotic years, everyone is moving forward with a heavy burden and shouldering their due responsibilities, and no one can be an exception!

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Zheng Long was woken up from the bed, and Commander Yao Bingbing and Yao invited him to attend the all-staff officer meeting held by Commander Zhang.

Yao Glacier liked Zheng Long very much, and invited Zheng Long to serve in the 87th Division several times, wanting to give Zheng Long a position as a brigade commander, but Zheng Long refused, as for the reason, Zheng Long said that he was born as a person of the 219th Regiment and died as a ghost of the 219th Regiment.

Ten minutes later, Zheng Long and Yao Glacier met in the parking lot, ten meters apart, Yao Glacier licked his face and greeted him very warmly: "Brother Zheng Long, how are you sleeping?"

"Uh...... It's good, it's good. Zheng Long looked at Yao Bingxue's eyes, as if he had seen a naked peerless beauty, which made Zheng Long feel pierced all over.

Yao Bing grabbed Zheng Long's hand and held it tightly, "Brother Zheng Long, I really want to thank you this time, if you hadn't taken someone to blow up the Japanese headquarters of the Gongda Yarn Factory, our army doesn't know how many brothers we have to sacrifice, you are our benefactor." ”

"It should, it should!" Zheng Long replied with a solemn voice, "We have the same root and the same origin, so we can't talk about gratitude." ”

"Good! Well said! Yao Bing patted Zheng Long's shoulder with his left hand and said, "Same root and same origin, no distinction between you and me, that's good!" ”

When Zheng Long was about to respond, Yao Glacier's tone changed and said, "Our 87th Division and your 219th Regiment are all of the same root and origin, you just stay with us and don't leave, I'll say hello to Wei Shanhe when I go back." ”

"Yao Zuo, aren't you going to have a meeting? Let's go. Zheng Long pretended not to hear it, and forcibly pulled Yao Bingjiang into the car.

Along the way, Yao Glacier was instilling a concept in Zheng Long, the Central Army is the best, and it is good to mix with me.

Zheng Long just smiled at this and didn't speak, and kept nodding his head to deal with it.

Twenty minutes later, the car stalled in the government compound, and Zheng Long followed Yao Bingbing towards the conference room, along the way people kept saluting Yao Bingbing, and the salutes were all non-commissioned officers, and the lowest rank was also the battalion commander.

After Yao Bingbing returned the salute, he immediately introduced to the people, "This is the commander of our special operations battalion of the 87th Division, called Zheng Long!" ”

Along the way, Zheng Long met many officers, and he became familiar.

At six o'clock, the meeting officially began, Commander Zhang sat in the first seat, Yao Bingbing and Jin Kui, the two division commanders sat on one side, and then sat down according to the level, Zheng Long sat at the end, and the whole meeting gathered more than 30 people to discuss the situation in Shanghai.

The meeting lasted for two hours, and all arrangements were made for all the gates and wharves in Shanghai, as well as for all the key points, nodes, and so on, and more detailed arrangements were made for the medical and logistical assistance departments, so as to ensure that every battalion-level unit was accompanied by a doctor, and that any wounded soldier should be treated as soon as possible.

For the Japanese troops at the Huishan wharf in the Japanese concession, the delivery was solved by the 87th and 88th divisions.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the meeting dispersed, and then Division Commander Yao and Division Commander Jin Kuijin discussed and decided that a division would send out a regiment, with a total of 3,000 people, to strangle the Japanese troops at the Huishan wharf.

That night, the 87th Division, the 88th Division, the Frontier Army, and other units all mobilized and rushed to the assigned bases to prepare for battle.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the team composed of two regiments of the 87th Division and the 88th Division, with various weapons and equipment, prepared to strike at the Japanese army at the Huishan wharf, in an attempt to completely destroy the Japanese army.

A new round of battles has begun!